silentknyght

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linus Tech Tips uploaded a video showing how to block ads on Youtube. Which was removed by Youtube for community guidelines violations.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re being pedantic, but I’m sure you understand the point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SILENT HILL 2 | Story Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw a lot of negative comments in a YouTube thread. I only played the OG once, so perhaps it’s not sacred enough to me, but what I saw looked good.

  P.s. when I completed my first playthrough, it was in 2021. My experience is that the original is not as good, now—compared to modern games and storytelling—than rose-colored glasses might suggest.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨SILENT HILL 2 | Story Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I had no trouble recognizing him.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Technical people can struggle when a choice isn’t a zero or a one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Talklinked Podcast talking about the Fediverse and Lemmy (Video min 22:18)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, I interpreted that as acknowledgement that Lemmy is still 1% the size of Reddit, for example.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Next Fest is currently ongoing - which demos did you like/dislike?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I tried several and most did not play well with the Steam Deck. Serum and the car survival game were the bigger disappointments, there; really wanted to try them.

  I’m awake you can download proton hacks to make them work, but that’s not the point, imo .

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tempo – An open source music client for Subsonic built natively for Android, now with Android Auto support⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  … I’m shocked. I thought all development on subsonic had dried up. I used it and dsub for literal years, but switched to Plex after it seemed I was paying for nothing. :(

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best of Steam 2023: The Year's Top Games measured by Gross Revenue⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmm. Data is only for 1/1/23 though 12/15/23. The last 15 days of the year aren’t significant enough to change the outcome? Somehow, I’d think otherwise. For example, I spent $120 at the start of the winter sale, but nothing in Oct-Nov.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's up with Epic Games?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  These are true criticisms, but I’m not sure if they’re fair. To the best of my recollection, Steam had none of those things in 2008, either, about the time they were the age of the EGS, now.

  You could say they should (be able to) compete on the merits alone, without free games or paid exclusivity, but that argument wouldn’t reflect reality: you need a hefty carrot to lure people away from their comfort zone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best games that can be completed in under ten hours?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dave the Diver has lost me at about 8-10 hours. I detest doing chores for underwater people.

  The game is entirely too wide and too shallow: it has too much in it but very little depth. Kind of ironic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic is giving away 17 games as part of its holiday sale⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bad take.

  I’ll remind you that Steam needs SOME competition in order to actually get better. Remember when they suddenly addressed long-standing issues with the client and storefront a couple years ago? That was because the EGS appeared.

  I’ll also remind young folks that the Internet was extremely negative regarding steam when it was new. Yes, I’ve been on Steam for 20+ years.

  Tldr: EGS is fine. Relax

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree it’s a bad first step. I’d keep trying idea on the table, but I’d start by working with the European car manufacturers to create huge tariffs on those cars. Make it impossible for them to be sold at those prices in Western markets

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that SLS, an ingredient added to most commercial toothpastes, causes canker sores⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting. The back of a tube of sensodyne in my medicine cabinet right now says that stannous fluoride may stain teeth. Hard to understand why a 2006 article would contradict a 2023 toothpaste warning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, before Gmail, I had a new email address every 2-3 years. I’ve had Gmail for what, almost 20 years? That’s not what I’d define as “ephemeral.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake announced⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmmm. I own it but haven’t ever played it. Are there bad controls or other bugs or quirks with the original… You know, something that would justify a remake?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans / Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Anything in particular? I’m not great at understanding things that aren’t said.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that SLS, an ingredient added to most commercial toothpastes, causes canker sores⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also stains your teeth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would it be?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  World of Warcraft. 2005 was a hell of a time for that game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firefox will have a built-in ‘fake reviews detector’ — Amazon is in trouble⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you mean Vine? I can tell you a few things about that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Am I? Who knows⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Both excellent for the same reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  We are probably near the minimum already, at least in terms of area/volume (rather than mass). Too few fibers and you’re wearing a mesh net, and not a tee-shirt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google’s Bard AI can now access Gmail, Drive, Docs, and more⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Curious what you decide. I feel trapped. My Gmail has been my primary account for almost 20 years. With that kind of longevity, switching would be extremely disruptive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Collectively, Lemmy has a substantive comment issue⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Which comes first, the comment or the content?

  I’m happy to comment, but (1) it takes a lot of effort to make a good comment, and I’m not sure I regularly have meaningful things to contribute, and (2) many posts are retread memes, reposts, or iterations on slow-moving US political nonsense, and as such not worthy of commenting, and (3) new newsworthy posts are rare.

  This is when I browse everything. It’s even worse in my subscribed communities.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think so.

  My in laws are very technologically illiterate. I bet they have never opened word pad except accidentally… but I guarantee they know what “Word” is and think “word pad” is just some nerdy tech person word for the software they know.

  I bet the number of people who both rely on word pad and who don’t know about any other free alternatives is so very low.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to watch Wheel of Time season 2 online: Release date and time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m in the same boat. It’s as if they wanted to do original work but we’re scared of going “alone” without the bankability of big-name IP. They changed too much; the names are the same, but it’s not the story I recognize.

• If we are worried about microplastics, why isnt there more outrage over "microfiber" ?
  Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩ | ⁨10⁩ ⁨comments⁩
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate impact⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  So, I actually read the article. It sounds like they could or should work, in theory, but because of fraud and/or marketplace incompetence, they do not. I bring this up only because I don’t think the discussion on the topic has been nuanced enough to distinguish between idea and implementation.